China evacuated more than 600,000 people on Saturday as Typhoon Bavi moved toward Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, after bringing heavy rain and violent winds to Japan’s Sakishima islands and northern Taiwan.
State media said more than 500,000 people were moved in Zhejiang province and more than 100,000 in neighbouring Fujian province. Bavi was forecast to make landfall near Wenzhou early Sunday.
Forecasters said the storm was weakening over cooler seas but still carried a large moisture band. Its rain bands stretched roughly the size of France from end to end.
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Schools were closed Friday in Taipei, and fishing boats have been tied up close together in ports in northern Taiwan.
More than 17,000 people have been evacuated in Zhejiang and 170,000 rescue workers placed on standby, the official Xinhua News… pic.twitter.com/78QjwhXcV7
— Abhijit Pathak (@aajtakabhijit) July 10, 2026Taiwan evacuated more than 14,000 people, mainly from mountainous areas, as authorities prepared for heavy rain. Officials also cancelled 920 international flights and all 282 domestic flights.
Taiwan’s fire department said 87 people were injured, mostly in falls from motorcycles or bicycles or after being hit by objects. Japan and Taiwan had not reported deaths from the storm.
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The Philippines reported 17 deaths from heavy rains linked to an enhanced southwest monsoon worsened by Bavi’s impact.
In Wenzhou, residents bought supplies before market closures. Local resident Huang Xinghuan said his family had stored 2 to 3 days of water but did not see a need to panic.
